Multiple brush fires spread near Friendship Cemetery Rd, Bastrop County TX
WildfireMultiple brush and grass fires occurred along FM 2104 near Friendship Cemetery Road in Texas. Fire units responded to contain several spot fires, with one fire spreading rapidly toward a structure. Crews worked to extinguish the fires and prevent damage to nearby buildings. Some civilians assisted by putting water on small blackened areas. Firefighters used brush trucks and water capabilities to control the flames and address new spot fires in the fields near the road. Police were also alerted to a separate concern involving a possibly abused dog near a vehicle, but it was unrelated to the fires.
Audio|Source: Bastrop County Law Enforcement / Fire / EMS
08:17
Transcript:
00:00
Brush 16 will be in route, 2104.
00:07
All units in route.
00:09
Additional caller advise on 1,400M-204.
00:13
There's going to be a tree catching.
00:15
There's going to be about four fires down that mile stretch.
00:25
The third fire is going to be the largest one at the moment.
00:28
It's jumped into a field and spotted out and it's taken a run towards our structure.
00:37
Receive, does that pass friendship on a cemetery road?
00:42
Yes, past friendship.
00:49
Command 2, Command 10.
00:50
Are you on scene?
00:53
Yeah, I was running down to check on the other one that was further down, um,
00:58
(number withheld) block.
00:59
I'm going to swing back around in just a second.
01:05
One people, that's going to be a city called right.
01:08
That's what's going to be in the city? For me, I'm not to fly right here.
01:18
Preciate.
01:22
(number withheld), Station 1 waiting on crew.
01:29
Were we able to make out anything that was heard?
01:36
(number withheld)?
01:39
Were we able to make out anything that was heard?
01:47
I didn't make it down to the (number withheld) block.
01:49
It's way down in Smithville District.
01:54
Apologies, you were walked on by fire?
02:02
Were we able to hear anything from an I-1-1-Hang-up?
02:10
Friendship cemetery road?
02:14
That's affirmative.
02:15
Go past Friendship Cemetery Road.
02:18
You'll see a black burnout spot that there's a few civilians going to put water on.
02:23
Past that, you'll see about three or four spot fires.
02:25
Just start hitting those down.
02:29
Proceed.
02:34
True, too, I'm passing you in the black SUV.
02:36
I didn't make it all the way down with a (number withheld) block.
02:38
I'm going to go back to the one that's...
02:40
Command, 202.2 direct.
02:42
I'm going to turn around and head back towards those spot fires right off 2104.
02:50
Come in 202O2, bro, 26.
02:59
Brush 26, go ahead.
03:04
290 and a 4-hour now, we know, I guess.
03:12
Go ahead down 290 to 2104.
03:15
Once you get past about Friendship Cemetery Row,
03:20
go ahead and advise when you're there, I'll send you to a spot park.
03:26
Command from 1306 brush chart.
03:32
1306, go ahead.
03:35
Just turned down 2104.
03:38
(number withheld) plumb unattended control burn I'll let you know if anybody here doesn't appear anybody's home I'll be out of establishment
03:49
It's still uh you can still see it on the other side are you pulling up here
03:56
let's be pulling up behind you here
04:11
All right as far as you can show brush 226 on scene.
04:15
Thank you.
04:19
Demand 202 to brush 226.
04:23
Do you have traffic for brush 226?
04:34
Rush G26, that's the perimeter.
04:36
If you're on 2104 and you haven't gotten out of your vehicle yet, go ahead and keep coming down 20104 and you'll see my vehicle.
04:44
We've got a good spot fire here.
04:47
It's not running fast.
04:48
It just needs you down here to get some water on us.
04:53
Linking 120.
04:54
Go ahead.
04:56
And we'll check warfare at police goes 495 West Highway's a new one.
05:00
In a silver Nissan four-door next to a grade sheet, there's a female that got out of the Nissan,
05:06
had a small white dog, appeared to be undernourished, and was possibly being abused.
05:12
I didn't know other information.
05:16
Can you give me the description of the vehicle one more time, and you did advise this on 71?
05:23
104 on 71. It's going to be a silver in Nissan four door.
05:27
I'm going to be (number withheld).
05:32
Go. I don't hear anything.
05:40
I'll keep controlling around.
05:42
Goal.
05:45
Greg, command waiting for assignment.
05:51
Command 2-2 to Smithville, Rush Truck responding.
06:00
Rush 226, I'm going to have you enter this field in front of my truck.
06:03
If you sort of hold there.
06:06
Command from 1306, Rush Truck, there's a second spot fire.
06:10
Do you want to go ahead and hit that?
06:13
That's affirmative.
06:14
You can hit that.
06:15
I would assume that's near Friendship Cemetery Road.
06:21
Yes, sir, right after Brinship.
06:33
Engine 231's in the area.
06:37
See, which truck is at? If they'll come down here, I can let me in this gate right here, and they can come in and catch this little runner we have in that field.
06:47
Rest 226, head down this way unless you have access right there that you can get in the field right away.
06:55
Received, I believe that that day was open but it's closed.
07:01
Italian 1301 to 202, I'm at Princhard Cemetery.
07:04
I have water capabilities.
07:06
There's a spotfire with a civilian back here.
07:08
That's got some smoke.
07:09
You want me to address that?
07:14
That's affirmative 1301.1.
07:16
If you want to stay on that side of things,
07:19
I'll label you Alpha Division.
07:21
You're going to be the Alpha Division over there.
07:23
I believe you have your brush truck with you.
07:25
Let me know if you have any other brush trucks in there as well.
07:30
The Bastrop Brush Truck also had Engine 241 coming up.
07:38
Hey man, BTC 1306, in area requesting a time.
07:46
BTC 1306, go ahead and get us the same 13.1,
07:51
he's right there by Friendship and 2104.
07:57
Free Sieve, I just rode on location on Brush 1306.
08:01
I was going to help my truck push back to 1301.
08:09
2.0 direct, you'll be with Alpha Division,
08:12
Battalion 1301.
08:14
Thank you, Tom.
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Friendship Cemetery Rd, Texas 78659
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